The Scent of 356

Chapter 356

Last week, Matthias‘ lawyer went to InnovaTech to negotiate the contract termination, but the talks fell through. That same day, they filed a lawsuit with the court.

When Celeste had that confrontation at InnovaTech with Wynn and the others, Matthias was away on a business trip.

Maybe because she couldn’t meet Matthias, Wynn hadn’t given up on the matter yet.

On Monday, when Celeste arrived at work, she saw Wynn again. As before, when the two women saw each other, neither acknowledged the other.

When Celeste got to the office, she found that Matthias was already there.

“You’re here early.”

Matthias shrugged. “I came in over half an hour early just in case someone tried to intercept me.”

Celeste smiled at that.

Jorge happened to be in YodaVision that day to discuss something with Matthias. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he spotted Wynn.

He had already heard about what happened between YodaVision and InnovaTech last week. So the moment he saw her, he immediately understood why she was there so early!

He walked over and asked with concern, “When did you arrive? Haven’t seen Mr. Yoder yet?”

“I’ve been here for about half an hour. Mr. Yoder probably hasn’t arrived at the office yet, so I haven’t seen him.” Then she added, “Are you here for Mr. Yoder, Mr. Robinson?”

Jorge nodded. “Yes.”

He wasn’t sure if Matthias had arrived. Hearing she’d been waiting for so long, he frowned slightly.

But before he could say anything, Matthias‘ assistant came out to greet him and his secretary. “Mr. Robinson, please come in.”

Jorge paused. “Mr. Yoder is inside?”

Candice smiled. “Yes.”

Jorge glanced at Wynn.

Wynn stepped forward and said to Candice, “Ms. Arden, I’m Wynn Locket from InnovaTech. I have something important to discuss with Mr. Yoder. Could you please—”

“Apologies, Ms. Locket,” Candice interrupted before she could finish, “but I don’t see an appointment for you.” Then she turned back to Jorge. “Mr. Robinson, please come in.”

Jorge’s lips pressed into a tight, displeased line.

Just as he was about to speak, Wynn said, “I really do have something urgent to discuss with Mr. Yoder. I’m willing to wait here. I won’t take up much of his time–ten minutes, that’s all.”

Candice nodded with a polite smile, then looked back at Jorge.

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Since Wynn had already said that, it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to push further. He gave her a brief nod and followed Candice into YodaVision.

Candice brought them straight to Matthias‘ office. But once there, she didn’t mention Wynn at all.

Jorge noticed this and frowned deeper.

When it came to business matters, Matthias still treated him with a certain degree of courtesy. Seeing him arrive, Matthias stood and said, “Mr. Robinson, you’re here. Please, have a seat.”

Jorge sat down.

Just as Matthias was instructing Candice to bring them coffee, Jorge said, “Ms. Locket from InnovaTech has been waiting outside for a while. Perhaps you should invite her in?”

Matthias chuckled when he heard that. “Is that so? But I already have my own arrangements. Mr. Robinson, why don’t we focus on our business?”

From that, Jorge immediately understood–Matthias knew Wynn was outside. But clearly, he had no intention of seeing her.

Jorge frowned and said, “Mr. Yoder, I’ve heard about the situation. While InnovaTech is indeed at fault, it doesn’t seem serious enough to justify terminating the contract.

“Is it really necessary to make things difficult for Ms. Locket over a personal grudge?”

Matthias laughed, a cold edge in his voice. “Whether it’s serious enough to terminate the contract is up to me to decide. If I think the contract should be terminated, then I must have my reasons.

“Mr. Robinson, I believe this is an internal matter of my company. It has nothing to do with you, does it?”

Jorge had long suspected that Matthias‘ actions were influenced by Celeste, and that was why he was targeting Wynn.

Previously, Matthias had already done several things against Wynn that didn’t match his usual standards–all seemingly for Celeste’s sake.

Despite their long–standing collaboration, and even though he thought Matthias could be a bit arrogant, he had generally found him to be a decent person.

He had assumed that after the last incident, Matthias would realize he had gone too far, and wouldn’t let Celeste influence him again.

But to his disappointment, the same situation had arisen–and Matthias was once again choosing to bulldoze his way through without reason.

Jorge’s face darkened. He couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Yoder aren’t you worried that once Mr. Newman finds out about this, he’ll be disappointed in you?”

Matthias raised an eyebrow and laughed. “Mr. Robinson, are you threatening me?”

Jorge said calmly, “I’m not threatening you. I’m just stating facts. I believe Mr. Newman wouldn’t want his most valued student to become someone so-

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